mold
mold
moƊld
mowld
/mˈə‌ʊld/
mould

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "mold"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

a container or form used to shape food or other materials by pouring them in while liquid, which then hardens into the container's shape

mold definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The gelatin set perfectly in the star mold.
02

a sculpture created by forming a material in a mold

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Bronze statues are often cast from molds.
03

a particular character, type, or nature that defines someone or something

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Leaders of this mold are rare and inspiring.
04

a fungus that grows on damp or decaying organic matter, forming a superficial layer

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Mold can ruin food if not stored properly.
05

loose, fertile soil that is rich in decomposed organic matter

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Farmers prefer fields with healthy mold for planting.
01

āĻ›āĻžāρāĻšā§‡ āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻž, āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to give a soft substance a particular shape or form by placing it into a mold or pressing it
Transitive: to mold a material into a form
to mold definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Children love to mold colorful playdough into imaginative figures during art class.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž āϰāĻ™āĻŋāύ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇-āĻĄā§‹āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻžāĻĒā§āϰāϏ⧂āϤ āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to shape or fashion an object by pressing, shaping, or manipulating malleable material
Transitive: to mold an object from specific material
to mold definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She molded a vase from ceramic.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢ⧁āϞāĻĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻ›āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāĻ• āϧāϰāĻž, āĻ›āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāĻ• āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āφāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to become covered in a type of fungus that grows in damp and dark conditions
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Over time, the damp walls of the basement started to mold, requiring extensive cleaning and renovation.
āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āĻŦ⧇āϏāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ›āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāĻ• āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āφāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āϝāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
04

āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to shape or influence the way someone’s character or opinions develop
Transitive: to mold someone’s character or opinions
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The inspiring stories of great leaders molded her aspirations.
āĻŽāĻšāĻžāύ āύ⧇āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻ•āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ–āĻžāĻĒ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to adjust or shape something closely to the contours or structure of another object
Transitive: to mold sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The automotive technician molded the rubber seal to fit tightly around the edges of the car door.
āĻ…āĻŸā§‹āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻŋāĻ­ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āύāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

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